Re: [Boost-build] How to run a program generating .qbk files before quickbook ?

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] How to run a program generating .qbk files before quickbook ?
From: John Maddock (jz.maddock_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-07-31 12:56:41

On 31/07/2015 15:53, Paul A. Bristow wrote:
> I need to (re-)generate some tables as *.qbk files before building the documentation proper.
>
> # Generate Quickbook tables of types and their numeric_limits.
> run fixed_point_types_table.cpp ;
>
> writes the files
>
> How do I ensure that
>
> 1  The files are only re-generated when the source .cpp has changed ( been edited).
>
> 2  The files are written before the main Quickbook is processed to xml with
>
> xml fixed_point
>    :
>      fixed_point.qbk
>    :
>      <dependency>autodoc # doxygen
>    ;
>
> I looks as though I need a <dependency>
>
> but I can't see what the target would be called.
>
> 3  I may have more than one .cpp file to run.  How can I run all the .cpp in the (doc/) folder?

Put them in a test_suite wrapper and then add that as a dependency, as 
in this Jamfile: 
https://github.com/boostorg/math/blob/accuracy/reporting/accuracy/Jamfile.v2

HTH, John.